Irish Soda Bread with Raisins Reviews

Anitra Earle of Yonkers, New York, writes: "I'm a perfume detective who hunts down hard-to-find and discontinued scents. One of the benefits of running my business from home is that I get to cook every day. I usually make dishes that I've relied on for years."

Absolutely easy to make. I included caraway seeds because I like them. I have made it with craisins too one time when I was out of raisins. My Irish husband loves it, and it's so easy I can have it on the table in no time. This has become my "go-to" soda bread recipe.

A great soda bread! Although I might be biased because this recipe reminds me so much of the soda breads of my childhood..
The only difference I made was to add a beaten egg to the cup of buttermilk. I am so happy to have found this recipe!

This was VERY good! I've never made
Irish Soda Bread, and so, on St.
Patrick's Day I thought I'd give it
a try. My son has a milk alergy so
I made the following adjustments:
used margerine instead of butter and
added a 1/2 t. of butter flavor and
used soy "milk" and added a t. white
vinegar instead of buttermilk. The
other changes included substituting
1/8 C of wheat germ and rolled oats
for 1/4 of the flour. I also had no
raisins so I chopped some dried
apricots. It baked for about 32
mins and it was ready without being
dry. My family enjoyed this bread
and I would make it again.

This is *very* good,
the first soda bread
I've made that I was
really happy with.
I used currants
instead of raisins,
soaked in Irish
whiskey, then
drained. Added about
two tsps caraway
seeds. Slashed an
"x" in the top of
the loaf. Used
coarse sugar for the
1 tblsp sprinkled on
top and baked in an
8" iron skillet. It
took the full 40
minutes to bake.
Delicious toasted
the next morning.